Anxiety Vs. Depression: What Are The Differences?

Both anxiety and depression are medical disorders that can affect a person’s way of life. Many people think that anxiety and depression is the same thing, which is not correct. A diagnosis of anxiety does not mean that you are suffering from depression.

The Clinical Symptoms

There is a notable difference in the clinical symptoms of anxiety verses those of depression. Some of the clinical symptoms may be similar but when all the symptoms are put together, it paints a totally different picture of a disorder.

Anxiety clinical symptoms include:

Having worried thoughts or a belief that something will go terribly wrong

Apprehension over the future

Intense feeling of needing to avoid situations

Feeling like the future is hopeless

Lack of feeling that positive things will happen

Negative emotions

Possible suicidal thoughts

Depression clinical symptoms include:

Listlessness

Feeling alone and hopeless

Doubt of one’s self worth

Unwilling to believe that will be good things coming in the future

Fear that things will get worse

Possible suicidal thoughts

The Physical Symptoms

Like the clinical symptoms, the physical symptoms can be similar. But there are notable differences that will differentiate between anxiety and depression. Both can leave you feeling exhausted and emotionally/physically drained. With anxiety, though, this exhausted feeling only occurs after an intense anxiety attack. With depression, the exhaustion is constant.